The following table contains links to the global corporate governance codes which are used as a basis for Minerva’s international research. Each country or market may also publish periodic monitoring reports.

Country	Governance Code Link
Australia	Australian Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations (4th Edition, 2019)
Austria	Austrian Code of Corporate Governance (2015)
Belgium	Belgian Code on Corporate Governance (2020)
Brazil	Brazilian Corporate Governance Code – Listed Companies (2016)
Bulgaria	Bulgarian Code for Corporate Governance (2016)
Canada	Corporate Governance for Financial Institutions (2018)
Cyprus	Corporate Governance Code (2019)
Denmark	Recommendations on Corporate Governance (2020)
Estonia	Corporate Governance Recommendations (2006)
Finland	Finnish Corporate Governance Code (2020)
France	Corporate Governance Code of Listed Corporations (2022)
Germany	German Corporate Governance Code (2022)
Greece	Hellenic Corporate Governance Code (2021)
Hungary	Corporate Governance Recommendations (2020)
Iceland	Iceland Corporate Governance Guidelines (5th Edition, 2021)
Ireland	Irish Corporate Governance Annex (2020) Corporate Governance Code for Credit Institutions and Insurance Undertakings (2013)
Italy	Italian Corporate Governance Code (2020)
Kenya	Code of Corporate Governance Practices for Issuers of Securities to the Public (2015)
Japan	Japan’s Corporate Governance Code ( 2021)
Latvia	Corporate Governance Code (2020)
Lithuania	The Corporate Governance Code for the Companies Listed on NASDAQ OMX Vilnius (2010)
Luxembourg	The Ten Principles of Corporate Governance of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (5th Version, 2024)
Malaysia	Malaysia Corporate Governance (2021)
Malta	The Code of Principles of Good Corporate Governance (2019)
Netherlands	Dutch Corporate Governance Code (2022)
New Zealand	NZX Corporate Governance Code (2023)
Norway	The Norwegian Code of Practice for Corporate Governance (2021)
Poland	Code of Best Practice for WSE Listed Companies (2021)
Portugal	IPCG Corporate Governance Code (2018)
Romania	Bucharest Stock Exchange Corporate Governance Code (2015)
Singapore	Corporate Governance Code (2018)
Spain	Good Governance Code of Listed Companies (2020)
Slovakia	Corporate Governance Code for Slovakia (2016)
Slovenia	Slovene Corporate Governance Code (2021)
Sweden	The Swedish Corporate Governance Code (2020)
United Kingdom	The UK Corporate Governance Code (2024)

To find out more about Minerva’s international research coverage and country guides please contact hello@minerva.info or telephone +44 (0)1376 503500.

See also the Global Stewardship Codes page

Last Updated: 11 June 2024